Entries from Stimson n.d. in Pollex-Online
Stimson, Frank (n.d.) Ra'ivavaean Dictionary. Typescript.
Language | Item | Description |
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Ra'ivavae | Ito/ito | Brave, energetic, resolute, active, assiduous... |
Ra'ivavae | Iva | Nine |
Ra'ivavae | Ivi | Bone; thin, wasted by disease |
Ra'ivavae | Iʔa | Fish (a general term); any creature inhabiting the sea-waters |
Ra'ivavae | Iʔa | A defeated antagonist; (?) a sacrificial victim; (?) a prized possession |
Ra'ivavae | Iʔe | A mallet or beater for making bark cloth |
Ra'ivavae | Iʔu | To file, rasp, abrade, rub with an abrasive; a file, abrasive |
Ra'ivavae | Koi | To be pointed |
Ra'ivavae | Hau | Hibiscus bark cord |
Ra'ivavae | Horo/miri | To rub or anoint with fragrant oils; to caress, fondle |
Ra'ivavae | Aahio | A violent whirlwind |
Ra'ivavae | Hinu | To twist fibres into cord for net-making Phonologically Irregular |
Ra'ivavae | Heŋu | Warp (the threads which are extended lengthwise in the loom and crossed by the woof); a cord, the strand of a cord; a tendon Phonologically Irregular |
Ra'ivavae | Hinu | A strand of cord or rope; the fibre of barkcloth or bast Phonologically Irregular |